I have worked here since 2011 telling stories of the Earth as preparation for a history of the Intermontane Grasslands of Central Cascadia and the rainswept coast that keeps them windy and dry. Now I am presenting this history, step by step, as I have learned it, often from the land itself. The history of this region includes the Canadian colonial space “The Okanagan Valley”, which lies over the land I live in above Canim Bay. The story stretches deep into the American West, into the US Civil War, the War of 1812, and the Louisiana Purchase, as well into the history of the Columbia District of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In all, the story spans the Chilcotin and Columbia volcanic plateaus and the basins that surround them. In this vast watershed lie homelands as old as 13,200 years (Sequim) and 16,200 years (Salmon River.) That’s how far we are walking together here, who are all the land speaking.
Straw Star from Dresden
Paper Wasp Nest in the Lilacs
Okanagan Okanogan 
Thank you, too, for still being here and for sharing thoughtful words and beautiful images.
Betsy in Victoria
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I’m glad I’m still here, too!
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The long night is over and we start the climb to spring. Harold, your posts bring me great pleasure and yea, even comfort and joy: thank you! I hope your health continues to improve, and may your poetic soul wax in the New Year. All the best from both of us! Candas and Timothy in Edmonton.
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Thanks! I am back in the world, with the addition of naps. That’s a nice addition. I have used this time to finish some manuscripts. Now to find a poetry publisher! All the best to you in the North (North is good, in my mind.)
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